New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Graceland will unveil a new exhibition titled "The Making of ELVIS" to celebrate the movie's worldwide success. It will be unveiled on Elvis' birthday, January 8th, 2023, at Elvis Presley's
Memphis and remain in place until
September 4th. The exhibition, done in partnership with Warner Bros.,
National Film and Sound Archives of Australia, and Baz Luhrmann, will look at the beginning of the creative process for the celebrated film and follow it through its journey to the big screen, taking the story from paper to film. Alton
Mason (Little Richard) from the film will be joining in the opening.
Highlights of the exhibition will include behind-the-scenes videos of the making of the film, including videos shot while researching
Memphis and Tupelo, the sets build in Australia, and rehearsals, plus handwritten notes, drafts of scripts, storyboards, and more. Props from the film, set pieces, and costumes and accessories worn by Austin Butler (Elvis), Tom Hanks (Colonel Tom Parker),
Olivia DeJonge (Priscilla) and other actors will also be on display, plus a look at the worldwide media frenzy surrounding the film.
In honor of the exhibition, Graceland will begin offering new, limited-time ELVIS Movie Ultimate VIP (UVIP) Tours starting January 9 through the end of February, with additional dates to be announced in the future. ELVIS Movie UVIP Tour guests will enjoy a special tour experience of Elvis Presley's
Memphis and Graceland Mansion with a private tour guide that will feature insight into the extensive research done by
Baz Luhrmann while at Graceland, along with the stories of the real-life artifacts replicated in the movie. For more information on ELVIS Movie UVIP Tours visit https://www.graceland.com/elvis-movie.
Fans attending Elvis' Birthday Celebration will have the opportunity to be among the first to see the new exhibition as part of a First-Access Elvis Movie Exhibition Package offering on January 7th. The package includes first-access to see the exhibit, an ELVIS Movie UVIP Tour, private ELVIS movie screening at the Guest House Theater, photos ops, dinner and more. For more information on the first-access package, visit https://www.graceland.com/movie-exhibition-package.
Alton
Mason from the cast will also participate in the January 8th birthday proclamation on the front lawn of the mansion at 8:30 a.m.
Director-producer-cowriter
Baz Luhrmann takes us on the moving journey of a rebel and an icon as America's cultural landscape evolved over more than 30 years. Starring Austin Butler, ELVIS celebrates the extraordinary life of a trailblazing artist, the loves and poignant losses he faced as a man and the timeless music and groundbreaking performances he gave the world. The film explores how Presley's unprecedented rise to fame was sparked by larger-than-life manager Colonel Tom Parker, portrayed by Oscar winner Tom Hanks, whose shortcomings were also primarily responsible for the singer's tragic demise. The film also stars award-winning theater actress Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh,
Olivia DeJonge, Luke Bracey, Natasha Bassett,
David Wenham,
Kelvin Harrison Jr., Xavier Samuel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Dacre Montgomery and more. To play additional iconic musical artists in the film, Luhrmann cast singer/songwriter Yola as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, model Alton
Mason as
Little Richard, Austin,
Texas native
Gary Clark Jr. as Arthur Crudup, and artist Shonka Dukureh as Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton.
Oscar nominee Luhrmann directed from a screenplay by
Baz Luhrmann & Sam Bromell and
Baz Luhrmann &
Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner, story by
Baz Luhrmann and Jeremy Doner. The film's producers are Luhrmann, Oscar winner Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss. Toby Emmerich, Courtenay Valenti and
Kevin McCormick executive produced. The director's behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Mandy Walker, Oscar-winning production designer and costume designer Catherine Martin, production designer
Karen Murphy, editors Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond, Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor
Thomas Wood, music supervisor Anton Monsted and composer/executive music producer Elliott Wheeler. Principal photography on ELVIS took place in Queensland, Australia with the support of the Queensland Government, Screen Queensland and the Australian Government's Producer
Offset program.
A Warner Bros.
Pictures Presentation, A Bazmark Production, A Jackal Group Production, A
Baz Luhrmann Film, ELVIS is distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
